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2017–18 KML season

The 2017–18 Korvpalli Meistriliiga season (also known as the Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 93rd season of top-tier basketball in Estonia.

Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga1
Season2017–18
Duration5 October 2017 – 24 May 2018
Games played98 (Regular season)
23 (Playoffs)
Teams8
TV partner(s)TV6, Delfi TV
Regular season
Top seedKalev/Cramo
Finals
ChampionsKalev/Cramo (10th title)
  Runners-upUniversity of Tartu
Third placeAVIS UTILITAS Rapla
Fourth placePort of Pärnu
Finals MVPEstonia Kristjan Kangur
Statistical leaders
Points United States Dominique Hawkins 16.96
Rebounds United States Levi Giese 9.20
Assists Estonia Tanel Sokk 5.03
1Sponsored league name, referring to Alexela.

The season began on 5 October 2017 and concluded on 24 May 2017 with Kalev/Cramo defeating University of Tartu 4 games to 0 in the finals to win their 10th Estonian Championship.[1]

Teams

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Locations of the 2017–18 Korvpalli Meistriliiga teams

Venues and locations

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Team Home city Arena Capacity
G4S Noorteliiga Tallinn Audentes Sports Centre 1,030[2]
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Kalev Sports Hall 1,870[3]
Saku Suurhall 7,200[4]
Port of Pärnu Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 1,820[5]
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall 818[6]
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn Kalev Sports Hall 1,870[3]
TTÜ Tallinn TTÜ Sports Hall 1,000[7]
University of Tartu Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 1,650[8]
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits Valga Valga Sports Hall 561[9]

Personnel and sponsorship

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
G4S Noorteliiga   Indrek Visnapuu   Ron Arnar Pehka Peak G4S
Kalev/Cramo   Donaldas Kairys   Cedric Simmons Nike Cramo
Port of Pärnu   Heiko Rannula   Rannar Raap Nike Port of Pärnu
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla   Aivar Kuusmaa   Indrek Kajupank Spalding AVIS
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ   Gert Kullamäe   Reimo Tamm Adidas City of Tallinn
TTÜ   Rait Käbin   Rain Koort Nike Tallinn University of Technology
University of Tartu   Priit Vene   Tanel Sokk Nike University of Tartu
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits   Kristaps Zeids   Robert Peterson Teamshield Maks & Moorits

Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
University of Tartu   Gert Kullamäe Mutual consent 23 May 2017[10] Pre-season   Priit Vene 13 June 2017[11]
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ   Raido Roos Sacked 30 October 2017[12] 4th   Kalle Klandorf 30 October 2017
Kalev/Cramo   Alar Varrak Sacked 22 November 2017[13] 1st   Donaldas Kairys 24 November 2017[14]
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ   Kalle Klandorf Mutual consent 6 January 2018[15] 6th   Gert Kullamäe 6 January 2018

Regular season

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During the regular season teams will play 4 rounds for 28 games (2 at home and 2 away) with following exception:

  • G4S Noorteliiga will play 2 rounds (1 round at home and 1 round away in total).

Double points will be awarded to teams winning those games.[16]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Kalev/Cramo 26 25 1 2367 1754 +613 .962 Advance to Semifinals
2 University of Tartu 26 19 7 2170 1939 +231 .731
3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 26 15 11 2039 1986 +53 .577 Advance to Quarterfinals
4 Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 26 12 14 2111 2149 −38 .462
5 Port of Pärnu 26 11 15 2019 1989 +30 .423
6 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 26 10 16 1931 2077 −146 .385
7 TTÜ 26 6 20 1988 2118 −130 .231
8 G4S Noorteliiga 14 0 14 835 1448 −613 .000
Source: Turniiritabel

Results

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Home \ Away G4S KAL PÄR RAP TLÜ TTÜ UT VAL G4S KAL PÄR RAP TLÜ TTÜ UT VAL
G4S Noorteliiga 44–112 67–110 80–103 63–94 48–89 71–100 84–108
Kalev/Cramo 126–51 88–72 78–76 98–53 90–63 86–70 97–73 89–68 84–70 97–64 85–62 73–75 92–66
Port of Pärnu 107–56 78–87 73–78 72–78 85–80 70–82 83–66 86–93 70–75 68–72 74–64 64–83 79–95
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 92–60 53–90 74–71 65–64 88–80 84–78 79–90 65–100 73–80 94–64 92–76 73–89 91–75
TLÜ/Kalev 108–66 59–84 76–80 56–78 85–91 85–77 87–73 72–86 68–75 76–70 63–76 64–95 87–68
TTÜ 101–46 71–86 53–80 72–73 75–82 79–83 89–85 92–105 67–76 75–97 77–79 74–88 81–88
University of Tartu 88–59 68–73 78–62 75–64 90–80 79–71 82–70 82–90 84–67 77–65 87–78 79–84 98–86
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 110–40 67–91 93–87 77–67 99–77 97–74 91–87 54–87 70–82 76–100 73–60 85–72 76–96
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Tulemused
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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Main article: 2018 KML Playoffs

The playoffs began on 17 April and ended on 24 May 2018. The tournament concluded with Kalev/Cramo defeating University of Tartu 4 games to 0 in the finals.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Kalev/Cramo 3
4 Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 1 5 Port of Pärnu 0
5 Port of Pärnu 3 1 Kalev/Cramo 4
2 University of Tartu 0
2 University of Tartu 3
3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 3 3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 0
6 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 2 Third place
3 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 3
5 Port of Pärnu 1

Individual statistics

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Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.

Points

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Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1   Dominique Hawkins AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 23 390 16.96
2   Vytenis Čižauskas University of Tartu 27 444 16.44
3   Nolan Cressler AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 34 551 16.21
4   Isaiah Briscoe Kalev/Cramo 24 383 15.96
5   Levi Giese TTÜ 20 316 15.80

Rebounds

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Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1   Levi Giese TTÜ 20 184 9.20
2   Bamba Fall Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 31 272 8.77
3   Carl Engström University of Tartu 30 229 7.63
4   Rain Raadik Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 30 225 7.50
5   Julius Kazakauskas University of Tartu 21 151 7.19

Assists

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Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1   Tanel Sokk University of Tartu 29 146 5.03
2   Vytenis Čižauskas University of Tartu 27 134 4.96
3   Dominique Hawkins AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 23 103 4.48
4   Isaiah Briscoe Kalev/Cramo 24 104 4.33
5   Norman Käbin TTÜ 26 109 4.19

All-Star Game

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The 2018 All-Star Game was played on 16 February 2018 in Tallinn at the Saku Suurhall. Team Olybet LBL won the game 127–126 in overtime. The MVP of the game was Isaiah Briscoe, who scored 39 points.

16 February 2018 Team Alexela KML   126–1270OT   Team Olybet LBL Tallinn
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 33–41, 24–32, 31–29, 33–19, Overtime: 5–6
Pts: Briscoe 39
Rebs: Kangur, Sutt 6
Asts: five players 3
PIR: Briscoe 33 		Boxscore Pts: Freimanis 19
Rebs: Freimanis, Mejeris 6
Asts: Pérez 7
PIR: Leimanis, Pérez 22 		Arena: Saku Suurhall
Referees: Madis Allik, Aleksei Mohov, Ivar Kitsing

Awards

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Finals Most Valuable Player

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Best Young Player

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Best Defender

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Coach of the Year

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All-KML Team

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Pos Player Team
PG   Tanel Sokk University of Tartu
SG   Isaiah Briscoe Kalev/Cramo
SF   Dominique Hawkins AVIS UTILITAS Rapla
PF   Bojan Subotić Kalev/Cramo
C   Janar Talts University of Tartu

Player of the Month

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Month Player Team
October[18]   Egert Haller Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits
November[19]   Bamba Fall Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ
December[20]   Janari Jõesaar Kalev/Cramo
January[21]   Branko Mirković Kalev/Cramo
February[22]   Janar Talts University of Tartu
March[23]   Kristjan Kitsing University of Tartu

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tehtud! Kalev/Cramo viskas Tartu korvi taas palle täis ning tuli kolmandat aastat järjest Eesti meistriks" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 24 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Audentese Spordikeskuse spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
  3. ^ a b "Kalevi Spordihall". Spordiregister.ee.
  4. ^ "Saku Suurhall". Spordiregister.ee.
  5. ^ "Pärnu Spordihall". Spordiregister.ee.
  6. ^ "Sadolin Spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
  7. ^ "Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
  8. ^ "Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
  9. ^ "Valga Spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
  10. ^ "Gert Kullamäe lahkub Tartu Ülikooli korvpallimeeskonnast" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 23 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Tartu Ülikooli korvpallimeeskonna uueks peatreeneriks saab Priit Vene" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 13 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Hooaega kahvatult alustanud Kalev vallandas peatreeneri" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 30 October 2017.
  13. ^ "VALLANDATUD! BC Kalev/Cramo asendab Alar Varraku leedulasega" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 21 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Kalev/Cramol treeneriga kokkulepe olemas, leping allkirjastatakse homme" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 23 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Kullamäest sai peatreener, Müürsepast tema abiline" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 6 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Korvpalli Meistriliiga võistlusjuhend hooajaks 2017/2018" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  17. ^ a b c d "Neli-null! BC Kalev/Cramo krooniti Tartus Alexela meistriliiga võitjaks! (Finaali MVP on Kristjan Kangur)" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. 24 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Alexela KML-i oktoobrikuu parimaks mängijaks valiti Egert Haller" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 3 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Korvpalli meistriliiga novembri parimaks mängijaks valiti Bamba Fall" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 1 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Korvpalli meistriliiga kuu mängijaks valiti Janari Jõesaar" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 12 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Alexela KMLi jaanuarikuu parimaks mängijaks valiti Branko Mirković" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 2 February 2018.
  22. ^ "Alexela KML veebruari parim on Janar Talts" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 9 March 2018.
  23. ^ "Kristjan Kitsing valiti Alexela meistriliiga märtsikuu parimaks" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 6 April 2018.
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